# Trademark registration in Peru

> Trademarks in Peru are registered with the Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI); third parties can oppose within 30 days from publication. A registration lasts 10 years from the registration date and can be renewed. Peru is not in the Madrid System, so a national filing is needed.

Source page: https://trademarkshub.com/trademarks/peru
Facts checked against official sources: 2026-10-11

## Key facts
- **Trademark office:** Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (Dirección de Signos Distintivos) (INDECOPI)
- **Madrid Protocol:** Not a member
- **Opposition period:** 30 days from publication
- **Protection:** 10 years from the registration date, renewable
- **Multi-class applications:** Allowed

## Official links
- Trademark office: https://www.gob.pe/indecopi
- Online filing: https://www.indecopi.gob.pe/es/tcregistro-marcas
- Law: Andean Community Decision No. 486: Common Regime on Industrial Property (2000) — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/9451
- Law: Legislative Decree No. 1075 approving supplementary provisions to Decision 486 (2008, amended up to Law No. 31497 of 2022) — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/23902
- Law: Regulations to Legislative Decree No. 1075 (Supreme Decree No. 059-2017-PCM, as amended) — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/23907
- Law: TUPA of INDECOPI (Supreme Decree No. 088-2025-PCM, as amended) — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/23921

## Steps
1. Identify the Nice classes for the goods or services and search for earlier marks (INDECOPI offers free search and advisory tools).
2. Pay the official fee for the first class and each additional class.
3. File the application with INDECOPI online or in person, with a power of attorney if a representative files.
4. INDECOPI checks formal requirements and publishes the application.
5. Third parties may oppose within 30 days of publication.
6. INDECOPI examines registrability and, if approved, grants the registration and issues the certificate.

- **Examination:** INDECOPI's Dirección de Signos Distintivos examines formal requirements and then registrability; no official processing time was confirmed.
- **Publication:** INDECOPI's Gaceta Electrónica de Propiedad Industrial (per secondary sources; the 2009 English text of Legislative Decree 1075 referred to the Official Journal El Peruano)
- **Opposition:** 30 days from publication (Decision 486); secondary sources state these are working days
- **Late renewal:** 6 months after expiry (Decision 486)
- **Power of attorney:** A power of attorney is needed when a representative files; the 2009 text of Legislative Decree 1075 allows a non-renewable 60-day period to submit it.
- **Language:** Spanish
- **Use requirement:** a registration can be challenged after 3 years of non-use.

## Good to know
- Peru's trademark law is the Andean Community's Decision 486, supplemented by national Legislative Decree 1075, so the core rules match the other Andean countries.
- One application can cover several Nice classes and results in a single registration.
- Peru is not a Madrid Protocol member; protection requires a national filing with INDECOPI.
- A registration can be cancelled if the mark has not been used for three consecutive years.
- Peru joined the Nice and Vienna classification agreements in 2022.

## FAQ
### Is Peru part of the Madrid Protocol?
No. Peru acceded to the Nice, Vienna, Locarno, Strasbourg and Lisbon (Geneva Act) agreements in 2022 but not the Madrid Protocol, so a national application with INDECOPI is needed.

### How long does a trademark registration last in Peru?
Ten years from the date of grant, renewable for further 10-year periods. Renewal can be requested in the six months before expiry or within a six-month grace period.

### Can I file one trademark application for several classes in Peru?
Yes. A single application can cover one or several Nice classes and results in a single registration, with a fee for each additional class.

### How long is the trademark opposition period in Peru?
Thirty days from publication of the application, under Andean Decision 486.

### Can a trademark be cancelled for non-use in Peru?
Yes. Under Decision 486 a registration can be cancelled if the mark has not been used for three consecutive years.

## Sources
- WIPO Lex: Decision No. 486: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/9451
- WIPO Lex: Legislative Decree No. 1075: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/23902
- WIPO Lex: Peru profile: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/PE
- WIPO Lex: TUPA of INDECOPI: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/23921
- WIPO Directory of IP offices: Peru: https://www.wipo.int/directory/en/details.jsp?country_code=PE
- WIPO Lex: Madrid Protocol contracting parties: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?search_what=C&treaty_id=8
- El Peruano (official gazette): trademark registration guide (2022, secondary): https://elperuano.pe/noticia/177417-registro-de-marca-guia-para-efectuar-el-tramite-ante-indecopi

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